interruption · noticed, not judged
you opened the trap anyway
Ears up, one glance, back to work. Nothing sours.
the yard · live · for iphone
the most fun way to
the most fun way to
stop doomscrolling.
Idel makes your scroll traps harder to reach during short missions — and your pixel pet, idel, keeps the record of the time you take back.
free to start · no account needed
idel
"i keep the books. you keep the minutes."
the yard
day 012
1tap.
that's all it takes. idel makes that one tap harder — structure, not willpower.
01 — try it
run a mission.
a tiny one.
Press the key — traps step back, the clock runs, idel opens a box. Real missions are 30, 60 or 120 minutes.
toy mission
00:10
scroll traps ....... reachable
box no. 001 ........ sealed
no sign-up. it's a toy. idel doesn't know that.
idel
"you did one. imagine 30 whole minutes."02 — the record
every minute you take back
gets a line.
Finished missions feed idel and write your history — a yard that fills in, a log that waits when you miss a day.
the record · tuesday
kept by idel
- 07:58reach pausedinstagram, before coffeereach paused
- 08:04back to breakfastphone face-downmoment kept
- 12:30mission 01130 min protectedmission done
- 12:30box no. 011 openeda stool for the yardbox opened
- 18:45reach pausedthe evening loop, interruptedreach paused
- 21:15the yard at night+60 min todayday kept
idel
"tuesday, kept."an illustrative record — yours writes itself from real missions.
every mission ends in a box. earned, never bought: snacks, furniture, oddities — no currency, no odds page, no streak stake.
03 — gentle by design
no guilt lives here.
Interrupt a mission, disappear for a week, come back — idel notices, then goes back to work.
absence · the record waits
you disappeared for a week
The record waits where you left it. No decay, no pet harm.
return · "you made it back"
you came back
"you made it back." No speech, no catch-up debt.
emergency path — always there
need the app now . unlock
judgement ........ none
record ........... waits
need the app now . unlock
judgement ........ none
record ........... waits
you actually need the app
The emergency path is always there, and using it is never scored.
04 — faq
the stuff people ask
before they start.
What is Idel?
An iPhone app that makes your chosen scroll traps harder to reach during short missions — and a pixel pet, idel, who keeps the record of the time you take back. The rest of your phone stays useful.
Will my phone still be useful?
Yes — calls, maps, banking, music and 2FA stay one tap away, missions or not. Only the traps you chose step back.
What if I break a mission, or stop for a while?
Nothing bad. Interrupt and idel goes back to work; disappear and the record waits — no decay, no pet harm, no streak to apologize to.
Are the boxes loot boxes?
No — boxes are earned by finishing missions, never bought, never random for money; each holds a known kind of thing: a snack for idel, furniture for the yard, or an oddity. No currency, no odds page, no streak stake.
Is my data private?
The app keeps your mission patterns on your device. This website uses a Meta pixel for its own analytics, and checkout collects what billing needs — the privacy policy lists it plainly.
Is the blocking really unbeatable?
No, and we won't pretend it is. It's Apple's Screen Time framework making traps genuinely harder to reach, with an honest emergency path that's never scored.
Is it on Android?
iPhone only for now — real blocking needs Apple's Screen Time framework. Leave your email and we'll tell you the moment Android lands.
idel — the break you earn
your feed can wait.
your feed can wait.
idel saved you a box.
Take the 3-minute quiz. Pick your traps, start mission 001, and meet the egg waiting in the yard.
start the 3-minute quizfree to start · no account needed · cancel anytime
the recordday 000
first lineyours to write_